"A judicial service which demands adequate maturity and practical exposure must also remain sufficiently attractive to the most capable young lawyers." Supreme Court of India,
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"If substantiated, such conduct would strike at the very foundation of fairness, transparency and institutional integrity governing the medical admission process and, therefore, cannot be
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"A litigant cannot wake up from deep slumber and claim impetus from the judgment in cases where some diligent person had approached the Court within
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"The object in bringing about the distance rule is to keep away bar hotels from certain places so as to avoid disturbance to religious prayers
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"In law, on the plan being approved by the BDA, the entire area of land on which the residential complex is constructed would be
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Calcutta High Court, in a significant ruling delivered on August 12, 2026, held that a bank's decision to declare a borrower's account as fraud cannot be faulted
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"Failure to procure the presence of the accused either physically or virtually before the Court and the failure to inform him that the application made by the
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"When the genesis and the manner of the incident is doubtful, the accused cannot be convicted... Suspicion, however grave it may be, cannot take the
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"There is a scramble for possession, and divergent views were canvassed by both the sides. We have also heard the learned Senior Counsel on the
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" Petitioner’s foreign undergraduate law degree, merely by reason of its recognition by the BCI for the purposes contemplated under the applicable regulatory framework, cannot be treated
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"That the appellant-wife earns is not, by itself, a reason to halve the father’s liability. The obligation to maintain the children is shared by both
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"The order of the Naib Tehsildar may regulate the revenue record, but it cannot, merely by recording one person's name in place of another, operate
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"The verification could be only of the genuineness of the documents or to find out any patent demonstrative deficiency in the eligibility of the Appellant...
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"The evidence of a child is required to be evaluated carefully because he is an easy prey to tutoring. Therefore, always the court looks for
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"The Act of 1986 does not create a crime/offence and it merely defines the status of a person indulging in a crime, specified in the
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"If the alleged offence takes place within the four corners of the wall where members of the public are not present, then it cannot be
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"Having accepted the terms and conditions for regularisation of services on the post of Professor and the grievance in this regard having been raised post-retirement
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"The language of the statute, more particularly Sections 27 and 28 of the Act when read together... indicates that the police are not meant to be the
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"As per the statement of Dr. Anil Damor (PW-2), no injury was found on the hand of the deceased as stated by Jetabai (PW-3) in
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"Section 31 does not postulate anything further to be done by the Collector. After giving his opinion under Section 31, the duties and powers of the Collector
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"A judicial service which demands adequate maturity and practical exposure must also remain sufficiently attractive to the most capable young lawyers." Supreme Court of India,
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"There is a scramble for possession, and divergent views were canvassed by both the sides. We have also heard the learned Senior Counsel on the
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"That the appellant-wife earns is not, by itself, a reason to halve the father’s liability. The obligation to maintain the children is shared by both
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"The order of the Naib Tehsildar may regulate the revenue record, but it cannot, merely by recording one person's name in place of another, operate
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"The verification could be only of the genuineness of the documents or to find out any patent demonstrative deficiency in the eligibility of the Appellant...
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"The evidence of a child is required to be evaluated carefully because he is an easy prey to tutoring. Therefore, always the court looks for
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"The Act of 1986 does not create a crime/offence and it merely defines the status of a person indulging in a crime, specified in the
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"If the alleged offence takes place within the four corners of the wall where members of the public are not present, then it cannot be
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"Having accepted the terms and conditions for regularisation of services on the post of Professor and the grievance in this regard having been raised post-retirement
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"The language of the statute, more particularly Sections 27 and 28 of the Act when read together... indicates that the police are not meant to be the
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"An enjoyment survey captures nothing more than the fact of physical occupation on the land at the time it is conducted. It does not purport to
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"A representative suit under Order I Rule 8 presupposes a community of interest among the persons represented... It would be wholly inappropriate to a proceeding where
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"The statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Act of 1988 would come into play only after the initial demand is proved by the prosecution
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"What is contemplated by Section 19(1)(c) of the Act of 1988 is the grant of sanction by an authority competent to remove the concerned public
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"Spot where a lighter vehicle is found lying on a site map post-accident cannot be assumed to be the spot where the collision occurred, nor
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"Under Order XLI Rule 27(1)(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, an Appellate Court is empowered to take additional evidence on record if it
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"Sub-section (3) of Section 73 mandates that if there is short levy or a short payment of tax, then if prior to notice issued, the
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"Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC, being an order rendered at the threshold without any adjudication on the merits after trial,
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"Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC cannot curtail or extinguish the independent statutory obligation cast upon the Police under Section 154
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"[W]hile exercising its appellate jurisdiction, the High Court cannot act as a revisional court, particularly, when no appeal or revision has been filed either by
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"If substantiated, such conduct would strike at the very foundation of fairness, transparency and institutional integrity governing the medical admission process and, therefore, cannot be
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"A litigant cannot wake up from deep slumber and claim impetus from the judgment in cases where some diligent person had approached the Court within
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"The object in bringing about the distance rule is to keep away bar hotels from certain places so as to avoid disturbance to religious prayers
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"In law, on the plan being approved by the BDA, the entire area of land on which the residential complex is constructed would be
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Calcutta High Court, in a significant ruling delivered on August 12, 2026, held that a bank's decision to declare a borrower's account as fraud cannot be faulted
read more
"Failure to procure the presence of the accused either physically or virtually before the Court and the failure to inform him that the application made by the
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"When the genesis and the manner of the incident is doubtful, the accused cannot be convicted... Suspicion, however grave it may be, cannot take the
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" Petitioner’s foreign undergraduate law degree, merely by reason of its recognition by the BCI for the purposes contemplated under the applicable regulatory framework, cannot be treated
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"As per the statement of Dr. Anil Damor (PW-2), no injury was found on the hand of the deceased as stated by Jetabai (PW-3) in
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"Section 31 does not postulate anything further to be done by the Collector. After giving his opinion under Section 31, the duties and powers of the Collector
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"It is trite law that a person who was living along with a woman according her the status of wife in public, is more than sufficient
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"It defies ordinary human reason and logic that an individual allegedly hounded out of service by threats would actively cooperate with the administrative machinery to
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"The provisions contained in the substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confer status of coparcener on the daughter born before or after amendment,
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"Normal prudence demands that when any person gives confession, particularly, in a extra judicial confession, their signature should be obtained. However, the signature of the
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"The evidence on record clearly establishes that the deceased died due to electrocution because of the negligence of the staff of the defendants." Andhra Pradesh High Court,
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"... since the recoverable amount is less than 20 lakhs, the respondent No. 1 could not have proceeded against the petitioners under the SARFAESI Act."
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"An erroneous decree cannot be equated with a decree which is a nullity, which alone would render the decree inexecutable." Madras High Court in a
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"The imposition of tax liability at the quarterly rates after the vehicle ceased to be used on the road or kept for use, as contemplated under
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"A sale with a condition of retransfer is not a mortgage since the relationship of debtor and creditor does not exist and there is no
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"If the marriage has reached a stage where spouses are actively snooping on each other, that is in itself a symptom of a broken relationship
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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